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Composition of the Volatile Components Extracted from the Roots of <i>Scorzonera undulata</i> ssp <i>deliciosa</i> (Guiss) Maire: From Algeria
Laboratoire de Phytochimie et Analyses Physicochimiques et Biologiques, Département de Chimie, Faculté de Sciences Exactes, Université Mentouri Constantine, Constantine, Algérie
Laboratoire de Phytochimie et Analyses Physicochimiques et Biologiques, Département de Chimie, Faculté de Sciences Exactes, Université Mentouri Constantine, Constantine, Algérie
Département de Botanique et Pharmacognosie, Faculté de Pharmacie—Ecologie Microbienne, CESN, ISPB, Lyon, France
- 1 Laboratoire de Phytochimie et Analyses Physicochimiques et Biologiques, Département de Chimie, Faculté de Sciences Exactes, Université Mentouri Constantine, Constantine, Algérie
- 2 Laboratoire de Phytochimie et Analyses Physicochimiques et Biologiques, Département de Chimie, Faculté de Sciences Exactes, Université Mentouri Constantine, Constantine, Algérie
- 3 Département de Botanique et Pharmacognosie, Faculté de Pharmacie—Ecologie Microbienne, CESN, ISPB, Lyon, France
Green and Sustainable Chemistry·Volume 02 (2012)·Pages 59–61·Published 11 May 2012·DOI10.4236/gsc.2012.22010
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Abstract
The chemical composition of the volatile components of the dried roots of Scorzonera undulata ssp deliciosa collected from Algeria was determined by GC and GC/MS. The obtained results showed that the extracted oil contained nine fatty acids. The major compounds were hexadecanoic acid (42.2%), n-tetradecanoic acid (16.1%), 9-octadecenoic acid (7.7%) and 9-hexadecenoic acid (4.5%).
KeywordsAsteraceae<i>Scorzonera undulata</i>ssp <i>deliciosa</i>Essential OilFatty AcidsGC-MS
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